Originally Posted by
harshbarj
Thanks for the comments. I brought the wheel to a LBS and they thought the problem was likely cheep spokes. That could be as that is the only one our local trek store uses. Outside of their racing spokes that would never fit my rim/hub anyway. I asked that he use the strongest spokes he has in the rebuild of the wheel. The total cost will go over $100 for the rebuild, but if it works it will be worth it as that bike IS my transportation.
I really think next tax season I am getting a truing stand and a bunch of spokes. Could be fun
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When this first happened to me the mechanic said the same exact thing, "cheap spokes...". He rebuilt the wheel using
DT spokes and it happened again. That's when I decided I need to learn more about the wheels. Most of my self-learning came from this site
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/
I recently bought a new wheel and it was perfectly trued, yet the tension was lacking. I tensioned/trued and haven't had a problem after a couple thousand miles.
BTW, that wheel has "cheap spokes" -- it's a bottomline wheel.